XNA 3.1 game development for teens : game development on the PC, Xbox 360, and Zune player
Title:
XNA 3.1 game development for teens : game development on the PC, Xbox 360, and Zune player
Author:
Ford, Jerry Lee, Jr.
ISBN:
9781435454385
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Publication Information:
Boston, Mass. : Course Technology, ©2011.
Physical Description:
xvii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Introduction -- Part 1 : XNA development basics. Introducing Microsoft XNA Game Studio 3.1 -- Getting started -- Creating your first XNA application -- Part 2 : Learning how to program with Visual C♯ Studio Express 2008. Working with data, values, and variables -- Conditional logic and loops -- Objects, classes, and methods -- Part 3 : Game development basics. Collecting user input -- Working with images -- Adding sound effects and background music -- Part 4 : Building games for the PC, Xbox 360, and Zune. Creating your own arcade game -- Porting your games to the Xbox 360 and Zune Player -- Part 5 : Appendices. What's on the companion website? -- What's next? -- Glossary.
Abstract:
"'XNA 3.0 Game Development For Teens' is a complete guide to entry level programming and computer game development using XNA 3.0 and the Visual C♯ 2008 Express programming language for beginners. This book shows readers how to create and execute computer games on their PC, and then how to port their PC games over to their Xbox 360 or Zune player. This book is for anyone looking to begin creating their own computer games with XNA 3.0 and Visual C♯ 2008 Express"--Resource description page.
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